The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-11

Noble Widemann presented the following
report:
Hon. S. G. Wilder, President of the Leg
islature-SIR: Your committee, to whom
was referred certain petitions from Molo
kai, Pulehu, in Kula, and from South
Kona, relating to Government offices, per
manent settlements, economy, public debt
reduction of taxes and independence of the
country, most respectfully recommend
these petitions to the gravest consideration
of this House. Respectfully submitted,
H. a. WIDEMANN,
G. n. WILCOX,
| w. 0. SMITH,
J. L. DowsETT SR.,
J. NAKALEKA.
The report was accepted.
Noble Widemann also presented the fol-
! lowing report:
| Hon. S. @. Wilder, President OF the Leg
! islature-SIR: Your Committee of Finance,
to whom was referred " An Act to repeal
| Chapter XVII. of the Session Laws of
| 1882" relating to permanent settlement for
| H. Kuihelani, respectfully beg to recon-
mend that the said Act be laid on the table,
and that they have furthermore prepared
the accompanying substitute. Respectfully
submitted, H. a. WIDEMANN,
G. \. WILCOX,
w. q. SMITH,
]. NAKALEKA,
]. |. DoWsETT SR.
The substitute bill provides for settle
ment of $500 per annum on Hon. H. Kui-
helani. He has had 81 200 per annum
The report was accepted on motion of
Rep. c. Brown.
REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Rep. c. Brown presented the following
report from the Judiciary Committee:
Hon. S. G. Wilder, President OF the Leg
islative Assembly SIR: The Judiciary
Committee, to whom was referred the bill
entitled . An Act to amend the law re-
lating to the naturalization of foreigners, -
beg leave to recommend that said bill do
pass, with an amendment to Section 429
so as to read as follows, to wit:
Section 429. The Minister OF the Interior
shall, upon the application of any alien
foreigners who shall have resided within
the Kingdom two years or more next pre-
ceding such application, stating his inter
ton to become permanent resident of the
Kingdom, administer or cause to be adj
ministered the oath of allegiance to such
foreigner, and cause such foreigner to sub
scribe thereto, provided that such foreigner
is not pauper nor refugee from the JUS
tice of some other country.
If such applicant shall be resident of
any island other than Oahu he may, after
the Minister of Interior shall have approved
of his application, take theOath Of allegiance
before any judge of court of record, which
judges are hereby authorized to administer
such oaths. Respectfully submitted,
CECIL BROWN,
w. A KINNEY,
a. P. PAEHAOLE,
CHARLES WALL,
a. JAEGER.
Minister Thurston moved the report be
adopted.
At noon the House took recess.
Afternoon Session
The House assembled at :05 O'Clock.
Minister Thurston stated the law regard
ing the naturalization of foreigners. which
bill was before the House previous to re-
cess. He then stated the changes con-
templated by the BILL
A motion to have the bill printed was
lost Is to 10.
The bill passed to engrossment and was
ordered to be read third time on Saturday.
QUESTION ANSWERED.
Minister Thurston read statement in
answer to a question by Noble Smith to
give the limits and boundaries within
which those obtaining licenses to sell spirit
uous liquors in the District of Honolulu
should carry on and transact business.
THE CHINESE BY THE BELGIC.
Noble Waterhouse put the following
questions to the Minister of Foreign AT
fairs:
l. Have the Chinese just landed from
the Belgic passports to enter the Kingdom
and what was charged for them?
2. How much of the money went into the
Government Golfers.
3. Are these the actual men for whom
the passports were obtained?
4. Is there any account in the For
eign Office Of the sales of these passports
and how many are out yet?
Minister Brown answered as follows TO +
first question: They have passports and
were charged - each for them; second: |!
Presumably the whole of the money;
third: 1t is a question that no one in this
world could answer; fourth: An account
Of the passports is kept. The Collector !
General of Customs would know how many
are yet out.
Noble Warehouse said the answers
we're not very satisfactory. He referred to
he passports issued from the Foreign
office.